NMI News Service Seeks Your Photos, Videos and Stories of Recovery
SAIPAN — As the Northern Mariana Islands enters its second week of recovery from Typhoon Sinlaku, NMI News Service is asking the community to share what they are seeing on the ground, the acts of kindness, generosity and resilience that do not always make it into official reports.
NWS Meteorologist: No Storm Forming Yet, But Something Could Develop Next Week — Stay Focused on Recovery
SAIPAN — The National Weather Service’s meteorologist-in-charge for Guam is urging Marianas residents not to panic over social media posts about a potential tropical system next week, saying there is currently no organized disturbance being tracked and considerable uncertainty remains about whether anything will develop or where it might go.
The Recovery Rundown — Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Presented by IT&E
The biggest story of the day: the CNMI’s major disaster declaration request is on the president’s desk. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds announced from Washington this afternoon that DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has signed off on Governor David M. Apatang’s request. The package is now with President Trump and a response is expected within 24 hours. The governor’s ask includes individual assistance, public assistance with direct federal assistance, hazard mitigation, and a 100 percent federal cost share for debris removal and emergency protective measures across Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands. Kim says she hopes to come home within the next couple of days once it’s signed.
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NWS Meteorologist-in-Charge Brandon Aydlett Warns of Category 4 Track; Marianas Should Expect Conditions to Deteriorate by Monday Midday
SAIPAN — National Weather Service meteorologist-in-charge Brandon Aydlett told Good Morning Marianas Saturday morning that the latest forecast track from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reflects a Category 4 typhoon moving through the Marianas near Guam, and urged residents across the island chain to use the remaining good weather days to complete preparations before conditions deteriorate Monday.
NWS Forecaster: Tropical System Near Pohnpei Could Reach Marianas Between April 12 and 14
SAIPAN — Worried about that storm brewing southeast of the Marianas? A National Weather Service forecaster said Monday that a tropical disturbance developing near Pohnpei and Kosrae in eastern Micronesia could affect the Marianas between April 12 and 14, though the system’s track and intensity remain highly uncertain.
IT&E Launches ‘The Loop,’ Offering $0.50 Off Per Gallon at Shell and Free Data Roaming for $150-a-Month Customers
SAIPAN — IT&E has launched a new loyalty program called The Loop, offering customers who spend $150 or more per month a package of benefits including 50 cents off per gallon of fuel at Shell stations, free international data roaming and a free service of their choice, CEO David Gibson announced Wednesday on Good Morning Marianas.
Author Dan King Brings WWII’s Other Side to Saipan
SAIPAN — Dan King has spent decades doing what most historians won’t: sitting across from the enemy and asking them what happened.
PSS Commissioner Highlights Construction Projects, Spring Events
SAIPAN — Public School System Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Camacho outlined a series of upcoming events and ongoing construction projects across CNMI schools during a Tuesday morning appearance on Good Morning Marianas.
Tropical Depression Nuri Now on “Life Support,” Forecaster Says; Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain Still Expected Through Friday
NWS Guam meteorologist says deep convection collapsed overnight, but remnant system will bring unsettled weather to the Marianas through the weekend